Roberto da Silva

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Roberto da Silva
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Born1931
Medal record
Representing Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Worthing fours
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Edmonton fours

Roberto Eduardo da Silva is a former Hong Kong international lawn bowler. [1]

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Bowls career

He was born in 1932 to Portuguese parents and won a bronze medal in the fours with Saco Delgado and Abdul Kitchell at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing. [2]

Either side of the World Championship he won two Commonwealth Games gold medals. In 1970 he was part of the four that won the gold medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and eight years later repeated the success at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. [3]

Personal life

He was a banking official by trade. [4]

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References

  1. "Roberto da Silva Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. "Achievements of Hong Kong China team". Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association.
  4. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.